Protected areas of Peru

Published: May 27, 2009, 12:57 pm

Contributing Author: Elisa Triana

Source: WDPA

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Protected area highlights for Peru (January 31, 2008):

	of Areas	Area km²
Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Peru's Territorial Area)	61	179,262	13.2%
- Terrestrial (% of Peru's Terrestrial Territorial Area)	61	177,253	13.8%
- Marine and Littoral Protected Area	2	2,010
Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area
Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 1,000 km²	30
Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 10,000 km²	7
Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)	12	67,806
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves	3	36,684

There are twelve wetlands in Peru recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention):

Bofedales y Laguna de Salinas	Terrestrial	17,657
Complejo de humedales del Abanico del río Pastaza	Terrestrial	3,827,329
Humedal Lucre - Huacarpay	Terrestrial	1,979
Lago Titicaca (Peruvian sector)	Terrestrial	460,000
Laguna del Indio - Dique de los Españoles	Terrestrial	502
Lagunas Las Arreviatadas	Terrestrial	1,250
Pacaya Samiria	Terrestrial	2,080,000
Paracas	Both	335,000	217,594
Reserva Nacional de Junín	Terrestrial	53,000
Santuario Nacional Lagunas de Mejía	Both	691	691
Santuario Nacional Los Manglares de Tumbes	Both	2,972
Zona Reservada Los Pantanos de Villa	Both	263

Other internationally recognized areas are:

Noroeste Biosphere Reserve - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves
Reserva de la Biósfera de Huascarán - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves
Reserva de la Biósfera del Manu - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves
Historic Sanctuary of Machupicchu - World Heritage Site
Huascarán National Park - World Heritage Site
Manú National Park - World Heritage Site
Rio Abiseo National Park - World Heritage Site

The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 64 nationally recognized protected areas in Peru (3 more than in the summary above):

A.B. Canal Nuevo Imperial Protection Forest	VI	Terrestrial	18
Alexander von Humboldt National Forest		Terrestrial	537,438
Algarrobal El Moro Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	321
Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve		Terrestrial	58,069
Alto Mayo Protection Forest	VI	Terrestrial	182,000
Alto Purus National Park		Terrestrial	2,510,694
Amarakaeri Communal Reserve		Terrestrial	402,336
Ampay National Sanctuary	III	Terrestrial	3,636
Ashaninka Communal Reserve		Terrestrial	1,844,68
Aymara Lupaca Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	300,000
Bahuaja Sonene National Park	II	Terrestrial	1,091,416
Biabo-Cordillera Azul National Forest		Terrestrial	2,068,500
Bosque de Pomac Historical Sanctuary		Terrestrial	5,887
Calipuy National Sanctuary	III	Terrestrial	4,500
Calipuy National Reserve	VI	Terrestrial	64,000
Cerros de Amotape National Park	II	Terrestrial	91,300
Chacamarca Historical Sanctuary	V	Terrestrial	2,500
Chancaybaños Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	2,628
Cordillera Azul National Park		Terrestrial	1,353,191
Cordillera de Colan Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	64,115
Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	67,590
Cutervo National Park	II	Terrestrial	2,500
El Angolo Hunting Reserve	VI	Terrestrial	65,000
El Sira Communal Reserve		Terrestrial	616,413
Gueppi Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	625,971
Huascarán National Park	II	Terrestrial	340,000
Huayllay National Sanctuary	III	Terrestrial	6,815
Junín National Reserve	VI	Terrestrial	53,000
Lachay National Reserve	VI	Terrestrial	5,070
Lagunas de Mejía National Sanctuary	III	Terrestrial	691
Laquipampa Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	11,347
Machiguenga Communal Reserve		Terrestrial	218,906
Machupicchu Historical Sanctuary	V	Terrestrial	32,592
Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary	IV	Both	2,972	990
Manú National Park	II	Terrestrial	1,716,295
Megantoni National Sanctuary		Terrestrial	215,869
Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve		Terrestrial	221,268
Otishi National Park		Terrestrial	305,973
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve	VI	Terrestrial	2,080,000
Pagaibamba Protection Forest	VI	Terrestrial	2,078
Pampa de Ayacucho Historical Sanctuary	V	Terrestrial	300
Pampa Galeras Barbara D' Achille National Reserve	VI	Terrestrial	6,500
Pampa Hermosa Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	9,575
Pantanos de Villa Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	263
Paracas National Reserve	VI	Both	335,000	200,000
Pastaza-Morona-Marañón National Forest		Terrestrial	375,000
Pucacuro Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	637,919
Pui Pui Protection Forest	VI	Terrestrial	60,000
Puquio Santa Rosa Protection Forest	VI	Terrestrial	73
Purus Communal Reserve	VI	Terrestrial	202,033
Río Abiseo National Park	II	Terrestrial	274,520
Río Rímac Reserved Zone		Terrestrial
Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve	VI	Terrestrial	366,936
San Matias San Carlos Protection Forest	VI	Terrestrial	145,818
Santiago Comaina Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	1,642,567
Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi Landscape Reserve		Terrestrial	430,550
Sunchubamba Hunting Reserve	VI	Terrestrial	59,735
Tabaconas Namballe National Sanctuary	III	Terrestrial	295,000
Tambopata National Reserve		Terrestrial	274,690
Tingo María National Park	II	Terrestrial	4,777
Titicaca National Reserve	VI	Terrestrial	36,180
Tumbes Reserved Zone		Terrestrial	75,102
Yanachaga-Chemillen National Park	II	Terrestrial	122,000
Yánesha Communal Reserve	VI	Terrestrial	34,744